Man killed in crash after leading police on car chase identified

Chase ended on Fairfield Avenue in Bellevue

Authorities said the driver of the stolen car died at the scene. Police said he was from Cincinnati, but have not yet released his name. The car was reportedly stolen from Russell Springs, Kentucky, in January.

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Authorities said the driver of the stolen car, Darrell Nealey, 46, died at the scene. The car was reportedly stolen from Russell Springs, Kentucky in January.

Police said the crash was the result of a high-speed chase involving the stolen car.

The woman who reported the car stolen called police to say her boyfriend was ready to surrender and and was going to leave the car at the White Castle in Newport, officers said.

Officers said Nealey left when they approached him, first traveling 25 miles per hour, and then speeding up to 45 miles per hour when he entered Bellevue.

The Bellevue police chief said Newport police were pursuing the stolen car at about 45 mph. The car ran a red light at Berry and Fairfield avenues and was hit by another car before overturning onto a utility pole.

"I heard a crash and a woman yell, 'Oh my God,' and I came outside and the car was wrapped around the street pole," witness Shane Stines said.

Witnesses reported hearing what sounded like gunfire, but police said it was actually the sound of a transformer blowing and glass shattering after the stolen car hit the utility pole.

Police said the driver of the other car was a 70-year-old woman. She was hospitalized with minor head wounds and was expected to be OK.

The Northern Kentucky MARC Team, made up of officers from several Kenton County police agencies, is investigating the crash.